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PM defends winter fuel cuts in face of calls for U-turn

PM defends winter fuel cuts in face of calls for U-turn2 hours agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has defended the decision to axe winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners, as...

'Why would we play Putin's game?': Ukrainians see Russian lull as sideshow

'Why would we play Putin's game?': Ukrainians see Russian lull as sideshow58 minutes agoJoel GunterBBC NewsReporting fromKyivGetty ImagesRussia is expected to begin a self-declared three-day pause in...

What we know about India's air strikes

What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir36 minutes agoFlora DruryBBC NewsReutersTwo weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered...

'Why would we play Putin's game?': Ukrainians see Russian lull as sideshow

What happens next between India and Pakistan? Four key questions

Indian air strikes - how will Pakistan respond? Four key questions40 minutes agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondent•@soutikBBCNurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn a dramatic overnight operation, India said it...

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe aftermath of strikes and shelling

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe aftermath of strikes and shelling4 hours agoAamir Peerzada, BBC NewsReporting fromSrinagarFarhat Javed, BBC UrduReporting fromMuzaffarabadEPAMohammed Waheed...

Final five designs revealed for Queen Elizabeth memorial

Final designs revealed for Queen Elizabeth memorial35 minutes agoSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentFOSTER + PARTNERSA final shortlist of five proposed designs for the national memorial to Queen...

Watch: The conclave that confused everyone

Watch: The conclave that confused everyoneThe conclave - the secret process to elect the new pope - begins on 7 May.Inside the Sistine Chapel the cardinals will vote until a new pope is elected, with...

Watch: Fear and uncertainty - BBC reports from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Fear and uncertainty after strikes: BBC reports from MuzaffarabadBBC Urdu correspondent Farhat Javed reports from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir where an Indian air strike damaged a...

Minimum age to be a train driver lowered to 18

Minimum age to be a train driver lowered to 181 hour agoJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesEighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains after the minimum age was lowered...

Government defends NI exemption in UK-India trade deal

Government defends NI exemption in UK-India trade deal14 minutes agoKaren HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsUK Department for Business and TradeThe UK government has hit back against claims by...

Germany's Merz becomes chancellor after surviving historic vote failure

Germany's Merz becomes chancellor after surviving historic vote failure16 hours agoPaul Kirby and Jessica ParkerIn London and BerlinGetty ImagesConservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament...

The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican ahead of the conclave

The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican ahead of the conclave7 hours agoAleem MaqboolReligion editorBBCThe Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse has 128 rooms. From 7 May, it will be filled with...

Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are'

Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are'1 hour agoNick RobinsonToday programme presenterReporting fromDelawareBBCIn an exclusive and remarkably candid...

Chris Mason: Can UK-India trade deal mask Labour's problems at home?

Chris Mason: Can Delhi deal mask Labour's problems at home?48 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReutersWithin moments of the briefing with the business secretary beginning,...

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear10 hours agoTiffany WertheimerBBC NewsLIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty ImagesAn 81-year-old hunter in France has been fined and handed...

Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds

Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds1 hour agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorBBCEighty miles from Moscow, a park echoes to the sound of explosions and gunfire.As plumes of...

Watch: Biden's first interview since leaving the White House

Watch: Biden's first interview since leaving the White HouseFormer US president Joe Biden has told the BBC that the pressure put on Ukraine by President Donald Trump to end its war with Russia...

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill1 hour agoJames ChaterBBC NewsPA MediaCriminals who refuse to attend sentencing in England and Wales could face an...

Voting for new Pope set to begin with cardinals entering secret conclave

Voting for new Pope set to begin with cardinals entering secret conclave2 hours agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromVatican CityVATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUTOn Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of...